Current Affairs — 01 April 2026

🏛️ Governance & Administration 📍 India Must know

Census 2027 Houselisting phase se shuru; President ne sabse pehle self-enumeration kiya

1 April 2026: Census 2027 ka Phase I (HLO) shuru — pehli baar digital data capture aur self-enumeration; President Droupadi Murmu pehli.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Must know

Income-tax Act, 2025 lagu, 1961 wale Act ki jagah

1 April 2026 se Income-tax Act, 2025 lagu — Income-tax Act, 1961 replace; Income-tax Rules, 2026 CBDT ne 20 March 2026 ko notify kiye.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +8 3 MCQs

🚄 Energy & Power 📍 Odisha Important

BCGCL–MCL ka Lakhanpur, Odisha coal-to-ammonium nitrate project ke liye land lease

1 April 2026: BCGCL aur MCL ne Lakhanpur, Odisha mein 2,000 TPD coal-to-ammonium nitrate project ke liye land lease sign kiya — BHEL ki indigenous gasification tech.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

💹 Banking & RBI 📍 India Important

RBI foundation day: Reserve Bank 1 April 1935 ko bana

RBI ki sthapna 1 April 1935 ko RBI Act, 1934 ke tahat hui; 1 April 2026 ko 91st foundation day.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India Important

SEZ se domestic sales par concessional customs duty notify

1 April 2026: SEZ units ke DTA sales par conditional concessional customs duty notify — cap 30% of highest FOB exports.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · SSC +7 2 MCQs

👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India Important

Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth Vice Chief bane; Western, Eastern, Southern Commands ko naye chiefs

1 April 2026: Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth VCOAS; Western — Pushpendra Pal Singh, Eastern — VMB Krishnan, Southern — Sandeep Jain.

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🏛️ Parliament & Bills 📍 Andhra Pradesh Important

Lok Sabha ne Amaravati capital wala AP Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 pass kiya

1 April 2026: Lok Sabha ne AP Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 introduce aur pass kiya — Amaravati AP ki sole capital; RS ne 2 April ko pass kiya.

For: State PSC · State Police · State Staff Selection +2 2 MCQs

📅 Important Days & Themes 📍 Odisha Important

Utkal Divas: Odisha ka 90th foundation day

1 April 2026: Odisha ne Utkal Divas (Odisha Day) par 90th foundation day manaya — 1936 mein linguistic basis par bana tha.

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💹 Budget & Taxation 📍 India Important

MoD ne FY 2025-26 ka ₹1.86 lakh crore capital budget poora use kiya

1 April 2026: Defence Ministry ne FY26 mein Defence Services ka ₹1.86 lakh crore capital outlay (RE) poora utilise kiya.

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👤 Appointments & Resignations 📍 India

Chanchal Kumar ne I&B Secretary ka charge liya

1 April 2026: Chanchal Kumar (IAS 1992, Bihar cadre) I&B Secretary bane; Sanjay Jaju ab DoNER Secretary.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 2 MCQs

🌾 Agriculture & Rural 📍 Haryana

Haryana mein Rashtriya Gokul Mission: ₹113.60 crore jaari, indigenous cattle 16.94% badhe

1 April 2026: Parliament reply — Haryana ko Rashtriya Gokul Mission ke tahat ₹113.60 crore; indigenous cattle 16.94% badhe.

For: State PSC · Judiciary 2 MCQs

🌟 Persons in News 📍 Karnataka

President Siddaganga Math mein Sree Sivakumara Swamiji ki 119th jayanti mein shamil

1 April 2026: President Droupadi Murmu Sree Siddaganga Math, Tumakuru (Karnataka) mein Sivakumara Swamiji ke 119th birthday aur Guruvandana Mahotsava mein shamil.

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💹 Trade & Industry 📍 India

Apparel aur made-ups exports ke liye RoSCTL 30 September 2026 tak badhi

1 April 2026: Textiles Ministry ne RoSCTL scheme 30 September 2026 tak extend ki; doosre textiles ke liye RoDTEP bhi jaari.

For: UPSC Civil Services · State PSC · Banking & Insurance +1 2 MCQs